The wonderful story of the tiger grass

Regardless of whether you are talking about tiger grass, Indian pennywort, Centella asiatica or Pennywort, the umbellifer that is native to the tropics is always meant. Since the plant can be cultivated well on moist soils, it can now also be found in Europe. So anannéthe active ingredient from Brittany / France.

The pictorial name tiger grass comes from the legend according to which injured tigers rub themselves on the stalks of the plant to heal wounds. This story actually says everything about the wonderful, healing properties of tiger grass.

The medicinal plant has long been known in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine. It is used to promote wound healing and to strengthen the immune system. Due to its antibacterial and wound healing properties, tiger grass is one of the most important medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory properties.

Centella asisatica has also found its way into cosmetics for a long time. But especially in the last few years, the medicinal plant in the form of Cica creams has once again experienced a real boom. The name is composed of C for Centella and -ica from Asiatica. The positive effect on scars and eczema, but also on sore or sun-burned skin, has made the Cica cream a permanent fixture in many home pharmacies.

But it not only has a positive effect on wound healing, it also has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties. This makes the plant a very interesting ingredient for cosmetic products.On the skin, the medicinal plant normalizes the growth rate of the cells of the epidermis, the epidermal cells. In this way, it prevents excessive corneal cell formation, which can arise, for example, from slight inflammation. The effect can be seen in that redness and flaking are noticeably reduced.

The cosmetic properties of Centella asiatica

• antibacterial and antioxidant
• wound healing and anti-inflammatory
• regenerating
• stimulates collagen production
• reduces dandruff